Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-16

death for their country or their coun-
try's religion; too often from the whirn
or caprice of one whom crime. or acci-
dent, or the irony of fate, had placed in
power, and who after brief but bloody
reign himself became subject for the
headman's axe.
Within square or two of the Towers
AS they will henceforth be associated
in my mind-I find station OF the un-
derground railway, which IL also one
or the curiosities Of London. A ride Of
four or five miles brings me to Baker
Street. near TO Madame Tassaud's gall
lery Of wax figures. The railway as o
means Of rapid transit Is equal to any
thing we have, and is, think, prefer
able to our elevated railways. They
are not altogether under ground, but
often run for q considerable space In
the open air, though neve- coming
nearer than twenty to thirty feet of the
surface. One is obliged to watch for
his station, as by reason OF the com.
partment system of cars there is no
conductor on board. Madame Tas-
sau.i's exhibition has been one ofthe
celebrated places in London for nearly
two centuries. Many stories are told
of figures so life-like as to deceive tho
closest observation. The figure Of
policeman was interviewed by "a vis-
itor with regard to a number Of objects.
but he pointed to gentleman sitting
near. and made no other answer. The
visitor repeated his questions to this
gentleman and called his attention to
the surliness OF the policeman, but
without getting any other reply than
cold stare, and went away swearing at
the bad manners exhibited In this in
stitution. All the ''figures'' are ex-
ceedingly well done, and their number
is Legion-the accumulation of gener-
ations of Tassauds. In the Chamber
of Horrors are shown the heads Of all
those executed on Tower Hill, and thus
the place becomes the natural sequence
of visit to the Tower. Also . guillo-
tine with the reputation Of having per-
formed 1900 executions in Paris; .
block and axe which had similar rec.
ord at the Tower, and many other In
struments of torture used in that age OF
barbarism. In another part of the
building is the carriage In which Ma.
poleon was captured at Waterloo.
Having done the galleries, ] climb
to the second story of an immense om-
nibus, without regard to direction or
destination. AT the end of the route
take another, and so on for several
hours view the immensity OF city with
nearly four millions inhabitants, and
as night closes in hire a cab and drive
back to my hotel.
The House of Parliament is closed to
visitors, as IS also large part Of the
tower, on account of the attempt to
blow them up two years ago, and ad-
mittan ce is gained only on the order of
the governor. This, am informed, is
an easy matter for an American to OBJ
tam, but have no time for such pre-
liminaries and pass the tabooed places
by. I stop long enough to ask the SOL
dier guarding the gate If he will per-
NIT me to sit on the fence and look at
the building. Evidently he does not
appreciate the joke, AS he deigns no re-
ply. The appearance Of the building
is disappointing = being of a dingy,
dirty color, set in the middle Of q very
dingy aud dirty river.
What the Houses of Parliament lack
on the outside is made up by the int
rior of Westminster Abbey, which 10
but short distance away and further
down the river. This building is pop
ularly supposed to be q church, but is
nothing but cemetery. 1t seems to
be about five hundred feet long by two
hundred feet wide. and over one hum
dred feet high. It is impossible that q
speaker could be heard in q room of
such dimensions and hence q smalle,
building has been erected inside wher
services are held. Parts of the stru
ure are of modern origin, and mucl'
1t is crumbling into ruins from
weight Of accumulated enturies
its foundation vvas laid. The 90,
of the Abbey are 10 the same vari
dition. Modern statues, tabl,
MORALS of all kinds, shine resi-
In polished brass and whitesta
while among the oldest ms
the dust of ages has dimme
most obliterated all traces Of
inal. II an American se
else in London he should
minister Abbey. It is with
the most Interesting bui'
world to both English an.
Underneath the chair
kings and queens of Eng
hundred years have. beeI
| fastened the s'Stone of Sc
from Scotland six hundr
and which, tradition "a :
| tical stone used by Jac Z
that night long ago WI n
ladder reaching to hea Oh
gels ascending and d. le
although only super We.
q very beautiful one iscei
by associations sucr stitul
this magnificent Pill when
The gates separat' ss ar
royal families from s.
building are opene srrG the {,
utes and q guide sneren1si
/ isors and recites every n,
otone the history noucts W.
i their efngies In or - unbroE
brass or copper, .u.0se who